Shaping a child is like shaping clay（粘土）— you have to start from the beginning and work your way to the end with extreme caution but with gentle and loving 16 . However, unlike clay, you don’t get a second 17 with a child. You can put all the clay back together and start again but with a child, what is done is done. 18 it’s even more caution with care.
Building a child’s esteem is no small play; it makes your black hair 19 , steals away years of your life and still will not look done. Therefore you have to learn how to build self-esteem and 20 your child from the beginning. After all, parenting begins from babyhood.
Small case could leave large 21 on your child’s mind. Reason why you should not overlook something that went wrong. If another child 22 your kid, everyone laughed and you told your son to 23 it, that’s the first wrong step. You have to teach your child to 24 up for himself. Don’t let your child fall down inside. Tell him to ask the child why he is hitting him or 25 to the nearest adult he can reach.
Most of all before you speak to a child you have to be a 26 example. If you go around laughing at people, your kids will do the 27 . If you are a coward（懦夫）yourself and do not stand up to situations, do not 28 your child not to follow you. Children are like monkeys—they copy every 29 , from how you eat to how you handle situations.
Building self-esteem begins at home. Small self-confident acts make a(n) 30 impact on your child.
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(答案→)B
解析：本文论述了在教育子女方面我们要特别的注意，因为在教育孩子方面，没有回头路可走。同时要以身作则，给孩子树立一个很好的榜样。
【小题1】B 名词辨析。A头B手C工具D刀，人们是用手来捏粘土的，以此来比喻教育子女。
【小题2】D 名词辨析。A测试B分数C班级D机会；教育孩子和捏粘土不一样是没有重新来过的机会的。
【小题3】A 副词辨析。A结果是B但是C否则D尽管；上文提及的理论导致的结果就是要更加耐心教育。
【小题4】B 形容词辨析。A迷失B花白C虚弱；教育孩子是一件艰难的事情，让黑头发变得花白。
【小题5】D 动词辨析。A使…感兴趣B指导C命令D鼓励；从小就应该鼓励孩子。
【小题6】A 固定搭配。Impact与介词on连用，表示对…的影响。
【小题7】B 动词辨析。A嘲笑B推C拉D画；指有别的孩子在推你的孩子。
【小题8】C 动词辨析。A生产,制作B离开C忘记D移动；如果你让你的孩子忘记这件事情，就是犯错了。
【小题9】A 上下文串联。根据倒数第五行stand up to说明A正确，要站起来。
【小题10】D 动词辨析。A宣布B设法C离开D抱怨；要向周围的成年人抱怨有人欺负你。
【小题11】B 句意分析。你就是还的一个活生生的例子，指大人要给孩子树立榜样。
【小题12】C 上下文串联。上文提及你是孩子的榜样，那么孩子会学你，和你做一样的事情。
【小题13】A 动词辨析。A期待B希望C允许D说服；如果你很懦弱，不要指望你的孩子和你不一样。
【小题14】D 名词辨析。A家庭作业B步骤C图片D行动；指孩子都模仿大人的行动。
【小题15】C 形容词辨析。A消极的B客观的C积极的D主观的；你的小小的自信会给孩子带来积极的影响的。